Fall brings a lot of activity to CPT: the big-cat-friskies as the weather
cools, the last weeks with Albert and Wednesday kinkajous on tour (they
move inside for the winter), carved out pumpkins with treat surprises for
the animals, and even turkeys for the tigers on Thanksgiving! This fall is
no exception as a new tiger arrives, Raj tiger moves to Tiger Island where
he joins the tour route, and a plethora of events to make the animals part
of your season.

We hope you will join us, as we will be offering
some of our traditional events as well as some new ones! Come out for the
Burrito Bash on October 2nd, hop on a hayride tour (in lieu of the Fall
festival of years past), or get spooked on a special Halloween Twilight
Tour.

Cat on a New, Wood
Roof!

CPT's summer campaign to
raise the money to replace the denbox lids in several animal enclosures
was a tremendous success, with over 20 denbox sponsorships! The cats (and
binturongs!) with new roofs would like to express their thanks!

Al joined the CPT Staff on
July 30th as our new Volunteer Coordinator. Al grew up in central Asia,
part of the caracal's range! The Amu-Daryo tiger (aka Caspian or Persian
tiger), now extinct, is also from this area.

Al has a Master's
degree in Linguistics and a Bachelor's degree in Economics, and speaks
Uzbek and Russian in addition to English. Al worked for the Peace Corps in
Uzbekistan for nearly 9 years, and then he and his wife moved to the
United States in December, 2004.

We welcome Al to CPT!

Paws &
Shop

Logo T's are Back!

CPT has just received a
shipment of our popular logo t-shirts, available in hunter green, grey,
and white. We are also offering them for the first time in youth sizes
(hunter green only). Be sure to get yours!

"Vincent", is a 10-year-old
tiger coming from a facility that closed down in Bolivia, NC. CPT staff
picked him up on September 6th to deliver him to "Tigger's Rest", the NC
Zoo quarantine facility. The length of his quarantine will depend on the
assessment of his health status, but CPT hopes to welcome him within a few
weeks. He will be placed in Rajaji's enclosure, as Raj has been
transferred to an enclosure on the front of Tiger Island.

NC Zoo
staff have already reported that Vince is beginning to adjust to his new
environment, his vasectomy and medical evaluation passed without incident,
and CPT awaits the results of his bloodwork.

Animal Memorials

September has dealt a
striking blow to CPT as some of our most beloved and well known animals
have left us in a short span of time. As staff were offsite tending to
Vince's transfer, the remaining staff struggled with the sudden loss of
Avalon leopard. Four days later another blow came, as Shalimar tiger
succumbed to cancer and Skylar binturong to heart disease. It is hard to
be losing so many of our friends, but our job is to give them as long and
as happy of a life as possible.

Shalimar reigned as the
sophisticated queen of CPT. Dr. Bleyman himself orginally rescued Shalimar
from a roadside zoo in Florida, where she had been declawed. Her
temperment proved the perfect match for CPT's legendary tiger, Romeo,
calmly keeping his dominance in check.

Avalon was the
quintessential black leopard - smooth, sleek and smart. She usually
greeted us with a deep growl that resonated through her chest and quivered
the air. But, Avalon had another greeting that astounded us all. Avalon
would say the word "hey" perfectly. Several volunteers, visitors and
staffers heard her say it and actually responded - thinking another person
was around! But it was just Avalon talking - on not such a growly day.

Skylar could be considered
one of the world’s most perfect bints. She enjoyed all of a bints most
beloved past times… eating food, napping in the sun and visiting with her
two-legged friends. Though she was fond of bananas (as just about every
bint is), she was never one to turn down a fig. As fond of food as she
was, she was also just as happy for a little bit of company from her human
friends.

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Current
Events

September 14th - December 4th*- Holiday
RaffleWhat would you do with $1000? Take a chance (or buy a
few) to win a $1000 Mastercard just in time for the holidays! Tickets are
$5.00 and can be purchased at CPT, or online.* Winner will be announced December
6th